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The leaders of large corporations have not generally been at the vanguard of civil rights movements in this country. The average CEO is usually more concerned about stock valuations and quarterly dividends than about fighting discrimination. And when was the last time you saw the money-hungry NCAA use its clout to attack the very state where the organization is headquartered? Yet Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and some of his fellow Hoosiers in the state legislature have been on the receiving end of all this and more for supporting that state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which the governor signed into law only last week. Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook has spoken out...

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The leaders of large corporations have not generally been at the vanguard of civil rights movements in this country. The average CEO is usually more concerned about stock valuations and quarterly dividends than about fighting discrimination. And when...

Before the current Supreme Court session ends this summer, the justices will make a landmark decision on same-sex marriage. But conservatives shouldn't wait to lose in court. They should accept same-sex marriage now.
The trolls will say I'm not a real...

Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued a legal analysis Monday arguing same-sex marriage bans in states across the country are based solely on "fear, prejudice, and hate," and must be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The...

If Fiona M. Jardine had a husband, the expensive fertility treatments she's now undergoing would be covered by her health plan.
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A bill that would grant married...

When Jim Obergefell and partner John Arthur said "I do" in a small medical jet on the tarmac at BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport in the summer of 2013, they knew it was a powerful turning point.
"That was the moment in time that we could,...

Back in December, we outlined some of the legislative priorities that prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy groups in Maryland had identified for the 2015 legislative session.
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Hundreds of thousands of people -- including all of Maryland's Congressional Democrats and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake -- have officially lodged their support for same-sex marriage before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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"...the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God."
-- John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961
It isn't often that a member of the media reveals the philosophy behind his political...

In June, it will be 52 years since George Wallace stood in the schoolhouse door.
It happened at the University of Alabama, where two African-American students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, were attempting to register. In facing down three federal...

Ben Carson is making headlines again for his eyebrow-raising rhetoric, after saying bakeries opposed to same-sex marriage might poison wedding cakes if they are forced to make them for gay couples.
The acclaimed former pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns...

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These are heady days for advocates of marriage equality. The Supreme Court is due to hear arguments this spring in a group of cases that could settle the question of a national Constitutional right to same-sex marriage, and this week, a decision not to...

The nation's largest organization for conservative-minded members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has launched a new chapter in Maryland.
The formation of the Log Cabin Republicans of Maryland comes on the heels of Gov. Larry...

Maryland is mediocre when it comes to protecting its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents, according to a recent nationwide assessment of state laws.
While same-sex marriage is legal in the state and transgender residents enjoy more...

"You're like a dull knife, just ain't cuttin', just talkin' loud and saying nothing" --James Brown
Granted, it's not entirely fair to use that lyric to describe Jeb Bush's comments on same-sex marriage. After all, he is not known to...

It's now part of the accepted narrative on same-sex marriage in this country that many long-serving politicians, particularly Democrats, have "evolved" on the issue over the last two decades -- mostly following their constituencies toward...

Legal disparities in how our nation's legal system deals with straight individuals and couples versus lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and couples are still a part of life, despite the fact that Maryland and many other states now...

Several companies in Maryland scored high marks for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in the Human Rights Campaign's annual Corporate Equality Index, released this week.
Of eight companies in the state included in the study, six earned a...

(UPDATE: Ben Carson biography film will air in Baltimore at 2 p.m. Saturday on WBFF-TV Fox 45.)
After one year as a paid contributor, Dr. Ben Carson is leaving Fox News, an indication that he is about to announce his candidacy for president in 2016.
The...